diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionViewModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionViewModel.ts
index e5056c7c279..28bb5d61c0a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/agentSessions/agentSessionViewModel.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class AgentSessionsViewModel extends Disposable implements IAgentSessions
 			}
 
 			for (const session of sessions) {
-				if (session.id === 'show-history' || session.id === 'workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot') {
+				if (session.id === 'workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot') {
 					continue; // TODO@bpasero this needs to be fixed at the provider level
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/common.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/common.ts
index 1b50c9750dd..ebff04aa1ed 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/common.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/common.ts
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ export function getSessionItemContextOverlay(
 	editorGroupsService?: IEditorGroupsService
 ): [string, any][] {
 	const overlay: [string, any][] = [];
-	// Do not create an overaly for the show-history node
-	if (session.id === 'show-history') {
-		return overlay;
-	}
-
 	if (provider) {
 		overlay.push([ChatContextKeys.sessionType.key, provider.chatSessionType]);
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/localChatSessionsProvider.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/localChatSessionsProvider.ts
index acac3a52c92..c5fcbf58b19 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/localChatSessionsProvider.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSessions/localChatSessionsProvider.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ export class LocalChatSessionsProvider extends Disposable implements IChatSessio
 			}
 		});
 		const history = await this.getHistoryItems();
-		sessions.push(...history);
+		const existingIds = new Set(sessions.map(s => s.id));
+		sessions.push(...history.filter(h => !existingIds.has(h.id)));
 		return sessions;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/browser/agentSessionViewModel.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/browser/agentSessionViewModel.test.ts
index bb87a3b6540..1675de8fac8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/browser/agentSessionViewModel.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/browser/agentSessionViewModel.test.ts
@@ -273,12 +273,6 @@ suite('AgentSessionsViewModel', () => {
 				chatSessionType: 'test-type',
 				onDidChangeChatSessionItems: Event.None,
 				provideChatSessionItems: async () => [
-					{
-						id: 'show-history',
-						resource: URI.parse('test://show-history'),
-						label: 'Show History',
-						timing: { startTime: Date.now() }
-					},
 					{
 						id: 'workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot',
 						resource: URI.parse('test://copilot'),